Beat the Winter Blues Giveaway!

As far as winters in Ohio goes, we’ve had a pretty mild one so far this year. Still, the dreary skies and drab scenery really have a way wearing on your after awhile, especially if you are in the Midwest like me. It’s dark when you go to work and dark when you get home. Seeing the sun is a rarity – if it isn’t snowing outside, it’s probably raining or sleeting or maybe even both. There’s a saying that if you don’t like the weather in Ohio, wait five minutes and it will change. The part no one tells you is that it usually doesn’t change for the better.

Weather like this makes it hard to get out of bed on some days, let alone get outside and go for a run. We’re no stranger to the blues when it’s wintertime in Ohio.

How many of you also live in a pace with long, cold, dark winters? Well, no matter where you live, I’ve got a cool giveaway to cheer you up and Beat the Winter Blues!

SunglassesShop.com contacted me to host a giveaway of a pair of BLOC MODENA BLUE W71 SUNGLASSES! They look like this:

Info from SunglassesShop.com

The glasses are actually a blue frame with brown lenses, which I think makes them pretty and stylish:

Info from SunglassesShop.com

You can find more information, giveaways and savings at the Sunglasses Shop Facebook or Twitter Pages.

How can you make these sunglasses yours? Enter today to win!

Mandatory:

Tell! Leave a comment detailing your favorite thing to do to Beat the Winter Blues. What gets you motivated? Keeps you feeling happy? Puts a smile on your face? (+1)

You have until the end of the day on January 31, 2012 to enter. Winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here on February 01, 2012. Good luck and thank you to all who enter!

Until the next mile marker,

Please note: I was not compensated in any way to host this giveaway. I was contacted by SunglassesShop.com directly and asked if I would like to participate. The opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own.

Love this giveaway! What keeps me motivated to beat the winter blues is to think about summer and how much I love running outside that time of year… if I stay up on my running and fitness now, it’ll be that much easier when summer comes!

I used to get CRAZY seasonal depression during the winter. I think it was mostly because the whole not-seeing-daylight-except-on-weekends thing. Running itself has helped a lot, but now I’m making a serious effort to get out and do at least PART of my daily miles during lunch, while the sun is out (or at least it isn’t dark). It’s such a nice break in the monotony of my day, gets me up from my chair, and is a HUGE mood booster for the rest of the day.

First Sara I love you new blog look. It is amazing girl. To have a running partner that will run outside in the winter, which I have this winter. My running partner keeps me motitaved and getting in to the tight fitting jeans I have in my closet. Being with other people while I’m working out put and smile on my face and make me so happy. That way I dont feel like i’m the only one that is working out and trying to stay healthy

I usually go to LA for a week in winter (work anyway) and if I didn’t do that – there’s “the pool” at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City that simulates being at a beach resort (palm trees, lounge chairs, tropical drinks) all heated and in a dome – feels like being on vacation in the carribean!

Well, I love to read so that’s what makes me happy winter, spring, summer, and fall. But now that I have started training for a 5k with the couch25k program I have found that any day that I train is a winner!

It sounds crazy, but getting out for a run in the early morning helps dispel my winter blues. I get my happy run feeling, and I also feel all bad@ss having been out running at the coldest time of the day.

Hey Sara, I’m gonna be honest here… I live in one of the most beAutiful places on Earth… Savannah, Georgia. It’s HARD to have the winter blues here, especially this year with our super warm weather. (My electric bill is HALF what it was last January!) However, if I were to have the blues, I’m going to say 100% that I would hit the road and put some miles behind me with my Ipod jamming my favorite 80’s hair bands. hhaaa!

I don’t really get the winter blues — well maybe that’s not entirely true… when I lived in California I think I did to some extent and found myself in the kitchen experimenting with recipes A LOT! I love to host/entertain and would have 10+ friends over for often times 4-5 course meals — it was a blast!! I miss my taste testers, so of course I’ll have to start doing that again here in Seattle:)